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Within and between gender disparities in income and education benefits from democracy

Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth (contributor) - 2007

There is data evidence that welfare has improved post democracy in Nigeria. However, the distribution or concentration of the benefits in subgroups of the population is unknown. In this paper, the question of differential welfare impacts, across and within gender, post democracy in Nigeria is...

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Understanding low average returns to education in Africa : the role of heterogeneity across education levels and the importance of political and economic reforms

Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth (contributor) - 2008

Until very recently, the conventional wisdom was that the return to education was very high in Africa. However, some recent analysis point to low average returns to education in some African countries including Nigeria. Given these low returns to education, a relevant question is what causes low...

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Consensual and conflictual democratization

Cervellati, Matteo (contributor); … - 2006

We study the process of endogenous democratization from inefficient oligarchic systems in an economy where … the conditions under which democratization initially takes place. The political regime and the extent of redistribution … theoretical predictions. -- democratization ; oligarchy ; conflict ; consensual democracy ; inequality ; commitment …

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Trade, peace and democracy : an analysis of dyadic dispute

Polachek, Solomon W. (contributor); … - 2006

At least since 1750 when Baron de Montesquieu declared "peace is the natural effect of trade," a number of economists and political scientists espoused the notion that trade among nations leads to peace. Employing resources wisely to produce one commodity rather than employing them inefficiently...

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Volunteering and the state

Hackl, Franz; Halla, Martin; Pruckner, Gerald J. - 2009

(consensual crowding out). And finally, the more a government supports democratization, the lower is the individual's engagement … consensus ; democratization …

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Financial liberalization and democracy : the role of reform reversals

Campos, Nauro; Coricelli, Fabrizio - 2009

possibility of a nonlinear relationship and the role of reversals remain largely neglected. Focusing on democratization and …

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Do migrants improve governance at home? : evidence from a voting experiment

Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2010

This paper tests the hypothesis that international migration experiences may promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for political accountability. In order to examine this question, we use a simple postcard voting experiment designed to capture the population’s desire for...

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Should market liberalization precede democracy? : Causal relations between political preferences and development

Grosjean, Pauline (contributor); … - 2007

reached, and whether, conversely, democratization is likely to be an obstacle to the acceptation of market liberalization. Our …

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Impact of the 1999 earthquakes on the outcome of the 2002 parliamentary election in Turkey

Akarca, Ali T. (contributor); Tansel, Aysıt (contributor) - 2008

, and can be reduced through increased transparency and democratization. -- Turkey ; earthquake ; corruption ; election …

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War and endogenous democracy

Ticchi, Davide (contributor); Vindigni, Andrea (contributor) - 2008

Many episodes of extension of franchise in the 19th and especially in the 20th century occurred during or in the aftermath of major wars. Motivated by this fact, we offer a theory of political transitions which focuses on the impact of international conflicts on domestic political institutions....

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